I think your observation is very accurate. A lot of artists are not natural marketers or salespeople. Many artists, musicians and writers are introverts at heart, which is probably also why they have spent so much time with their creative obsession in the first place.

We are in a marathon and bitcoin LN brings more and more opportinity to artists and creatives every year. It's amazing what tools we already have.

Networking and audience reach will improve with Nostr over time. We live in exciting times.